Affiliated media: Charter 97, News website

Incident date: April 24, 2020

Attack type:

• Shutting down a media outlet / blocking an Internet site/ seizure of an entire print run

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: gomel.today

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Belarusian Internet operators blocked Charter 97’s mirror website. The website charter97.link does not open for users of Beltelecom and mobile operators. Users see the following text on their screens: «Access to the information resource is restricted based on the decision of the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus, adopted under the law of the Republic of Belarus. "On Mass Media"». Previously, the website had already been blocked on January 24, 2018, by the decision of the Ministry of Information.